"I thought the same thing.
I honestly don't see how a "close call" is justification for consideration of a God. Most of us are here because we've cast aside this kind of useless logic. Most people come to terms…"

"This is long... so I'm not going to read the whole thing (just being honest). But I did read the first one and what I can tell you is that most of the visible skin that we can see on the outside are not alive. The outer most layer…"

"Is it a possibility that you are not as alone as you think? Perhaps there are others like you, but they have the same fear of openly expressing their views. In any case, you sound like a very strong individual.
I would say continue…"

"Christopher, I ordered a sample for my Kindle and a sentence in your preface's third paragraph impresses me mighty favorably: the book is a gift to your former self, a memento ... of what you would have needed to solve the puzzles that once…"

"Well, Oliver was the first to make it interesting to a wide audience. There have been tons of really interesting videos on net neutrality via youtube... but youtube has an audience that isn't interested in or doesn't know how to…"

"They sent my acceptance letter through the email. Then they gave me asked me when I wanted to start my term (June, Sept, Jan, etc). They also asked me if I needed a scholarship, because paying $500 per semester for test processing fees…"

"Hi Maxwell! Did you get into UOP? I looked at the site and it read a couple of stories on it and I can't wait to see how this plays out. As someone who learns on the internet all the time I can really appreciate what this means to folks who…"

"You are totally right, Gallup's. But I suppose that is why it was so important for me to find a book that I could refer to so that I could spare myself the pain of arguing with someone whose "faith is big enough facts don't…"

"I'm sure that's true and I've ordered that book from the library myself. However...
It's not unusual to encounter a Christian apologist who insists upon a standard so credulous and degraded that observation, reason and…"

Profile Information

Computer nerd. Nerdfighter. Active of both body and mind. I believe in moderation as a primary way of life.

Age

31-35

Relationship Status

In a Relationship

Why are you here?

I have been looking for a network of people for a very long time. Finding just one person, let alone a group of people, that encapsulates my passion for progress, but has humility (a mandatory virtue if I am to call someone "friend").

The religion you left

Catholic

Why you left your religion.

I didn't so much "leave" my religion as I did simply sway from it. I spent the first quarter of my life asking questions that never got answered, and I suppose I just got tired of it. I also have a strong background in philosophy, and logical thinking necessitates religion not.

Maxwell Marovich's Blog

The subtitle of this book is "How to discredit religious thought and rebuild your identity." You can find it easily on amazon. The wording of the book is very complex, but not in such a way that it was difficult for me to follow. After reading it for awhile, you realize that it has to be that way... the wording needs to be very precise, because if it's not it can be argued with.

The book doesn't leave any wiggle room. From beginning to end, there is pretty much nothing any…

I'm posting this for attention. I feel like I need to be honest upfront. Anyone who writes a blog wants people to read it. With that said, this post is going to be relatively short. My main goal is to meet like-minded people anyway, and this might seem counter-intuitive, but atheism is really only a miniscule fraction of our lives, right?

Atheism does allow us to scrape away a lot of the bullshit from our lives, though. But I think I'm going to talk about a few things that are…